Events
Community Discussion at Maymont: The African American Experience Circa 1900

Maymont

Join together with history experts and community leaders, led by Dr. Lauranett Lee, to honestly explore the evolutionof the African American experience from the turn of the 20th century to today. Guests are encouraged to bring opinionsand ideas regarding historical and modern-day representations of African American democracy, diversity andopportunity, especially in relation to the Maymont Mansion domestic service exhibition that interprets the work andhome lives of the African American staff at Maymont, 1893-1925. The Maymont Mansion Belowstairs exhibition will beopen to registrants from 4:30-5:30pm for self-guided tours, and a reception will follow the discussion. This program hasbeen funded in part by a grant from Virginia Humanities. Free admission. Advance registration is required. Registeronline at maymont.org by October 3; for information, call 804-358-7166, ext. 329.